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Articlesby Eric DaigleDecember 19, 2024

Point of Law: Traffic Stops and Tough Questions

Can officers ask about parole status during a stop without violating the Fourth Amendment?

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Articlesby Eric DaigleDecember 17, 2024

Point of Law: Vehicle Impoundment, Inventory Searches, and the Fourth Amendment

United States v. Ramos serves as a reminder for officers about the possible challenges that may arise when invoking an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement.

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ArticlesNovember 30, 2023

Point of Law: Reasonable Suspicion in Vehicular Stops and Searches

Understanding the nuances between reasonable suspicion and probable cause is crucial in navigating the legal framework of the Fourth Amendment.

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Articlesby Eric DaigleJanuary 3, 2023

Point of Law: Involuntary Statements During Interrogation

An Eighth Circuit case hinged on whether a suspect could be questioned while under pain meds in the hospital.

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Articlesby Eric DaigleApril 6, 2022

Point of Law: Suspicious Movements Can Lead to a Reasonable Frisk

Officers can go off of reasonable suspicion To enact a seizure and Terry frisk.

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Articlesby Eric DaigleFebruary 2, 2022

Point of Law: Recent Rulings on Exigency

A 2021 case involving an Iowa police department reveals how the Supreme Court is refining the exigent circumstances exemption.

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Articlesby Eric DaigleNovember 24, 2021

Point of Law: Warrantless Search Incident to Arrest

When a convicted felon fled from a traffic stop, officers pursued and arrested him. Then they searched his vehicle and his personal effects.

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Articlesby Eric DaigleOctober 6, 2021

Understanding Fourth Amendment Seizure

Can it be a seizure when a person isn’t “seized?”

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Articlesby Eric DaigleMay 19, 2021

Point of Law: When is an Officer-Involved Shooting a Seizure?

The Supreme Court recently ruled on a New Mexico case that established when a use of force constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Supreme Court Restricts Warrantless Searches for "Community Caretaking"

While Cady recognized that police perform “many civil tasks” in modern society, the “recognition that these tasks exist” is not “an open-ended license to perform them anywhere,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.

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